Don Gaetz: Common Core standards 'Not Some Federal Conspiracy'

Senate President Don Gaetz dismissed concerns from conservatives about Common Core State Standards on Monday after they expressed concerns about federal overreach through the national standards.

You cant dip them in milk and hold them over a candle and see the United Nations flag or Barack Obamas face, Gaetz said. Theyre not some federal conspiracy.

The Senate president did leave open the possibility that the education standards could possibly be tweaked as a result of public hearings held in October if the standards prove to be weak in certain areas.

I think the Common Core standards are good, solid standards. So if there are ways that we ought to raise standards in order to reach higher and expect more of our students and more of our educational system, then lets do that, Gaetz said.